Tag: math for kids

What Can You Do with Sidewalk Chalk and Dice? Addition A collection of dice (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Supplies A pair of dice Chalk Driveway, sidewalk, or other clear spot Instructions Draw 12 circles on driveway, numbering them from 1 to 12. They can be the same size or different sizes, the same shape or different […]

Tessellating Brownies Tessellation If you look at a tile floor, you will see that all the edges of tiles sit next to each other, with no gaps. This is tessellation, fitting polygons – shapes with at least three sides – next to each other in a pattern. A football (or soccer ball) icon. (Photo credit: […]

How Do You Eat Corn? Survey First page of Constitution of the United States (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This activity is perfect for Thanksgiving, when you are likely to have a lot of people in the house. Materials Pens, pencils or crayons Paper Instructions Think of fun questions you want to ask people, like at a […]